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5 Dollars - F.E.C. School Bank Montreal, Quebec
| Issuer | F.E.C. Banque Scolaire, Montreal, Quebec |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE SCOLAIRE 5 JE ME SOUVIENS CINQ |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a scholarly still-life composition — a terrestrial globe, telescope, dictionary, scrolls, books, scientific instruments and laboratory glassware arranged on a draped table, with an alphabet and numeral chart in the background, rendered in detailed letterpress in orange. The denomination $5 appears in the upper corners, with explanatory text panels flanking the vignette on left and right. The copyright line runs along the lower margin. |
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F.E.C. — Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes, the French Canadian branch of the De La Salle Brothers — operated school banks as a pedagogical tool, teaching students savings habits through miniature banking systems using these scrip-style notes. The program was widespread in Quebec Catholic schools through the early twentieth century and had no monetary value outside the classroom. These notes circulated only within the school's internal economy, typically redeemable for small prizes or credited against fictional student "accounts."
The orange-yellow paper stock is characteristic of the series and was likely chosen for visual distinction from genuine currency — a deliberate design choice, not a printing limitation.